1863 The Circus Story Book with Wonderful Graphite Drawings antique Japanese sake bottle which I value all the

which I value all the more for it having spent at least several decades living in his world

7 3/4" tall x 8" wide x 4 1/4" d

I'm not entirely sure what objects they represent--I'm guessing the one that looks like a jar is actually the glass cover on a lamp or lantern

The frame is paper backed and wired for hanging

1863 The Circus Story Book with Wonderful Graphite Drawings antique Japanese sake bottle which I value all theThis 1863 first edition "The Circus" Story Book for Boys by a Mrs. A. S. Anthony (published in Boston, found in Haverhill, MA, and the boy who drew in it lived in Newbury, which he spells as Newburay) is a rare one, which begins with two boys discovering a giant painting of marching elephants on the wall of a local barn announcing the (pre Barnum & Bailey) circus coming to town. Published by the American Tract Society, an evangelical organization